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Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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Magnetic Revolution: Diamonds and Rust Rewrite Physics Textbooks
The researchers observed that magnetic monopoles in hematite emerge through the collective behavior of many spins (the angular momentum of a particle).
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Researchers Taught an Algorithm to 'Taste'
Scientists taught an algorithm to better predict an individual's tastes in wines.
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A Simpler Means for Visible Light Communication
Researchers at China's Nanchang University have developed a visible light communication (VLC) equalizer based on a single-order circuit.
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Using LLMs to Code New Tasks for Robots
A research team developed a tool that uses large language models to code new tasks for robots, which it then simulates.
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IBM's 'Condor' Quantum Computer Has More Than 1,000 Qubits
IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second-largest ever made, and the other produces fewer errors than any quantum computer the company has built...
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Crowdsourced Feedback Helps Train Robots
A reinforcement learning approach trains robots using crowdsourced feedback from nonexpert users.
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Photonic Chip 'Fits Together Like Lego'
A new compact silicon photonic semiconductor chip significantly expands radio-frequency (RF) bandwidth.
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Creating Virtual Objects with the Flick of a Finger
Researchers in the U.K. designed a system that allows the use of quick hand gestures to select tools to create objects and designs in virtual environments.
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The Inside Story of Microsoft's Partnership with OpenAI
The companies had honed a protocol for releasing artificial intelligence ambitiously but safely. Then OpenAI's board exploded all their carefully laid plans.
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Scientists Develop More Efficient Way to Transmit Data Between Devices
Researchers demonstrated a lower-power method for transmitting data at close range while maintaining high throughput using electric, rather than electromagnetic...
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Robot Can Tidy Up Clothes in a Messy Bedroom
Ken Goldberg at the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues developed a robot system to efficiently pick up strewn clothes.
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AI Detects Methane Plumes from Space
A new machine learning tool uses data from hyperspectral satellites to automatically detect methane plumes from space.
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Immersive Engagement in Mixed Reality Measured with Reaction Time
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers found that reaction time potentially could be used to measure presence (immersive engagement) with mixed reality...
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Camera Stops Deepfakes at the Shutter
Built-in content credentials verifies photos' authenticity.
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How Jensen Huang's Nvidia Is Powering the A.I. Revolution
The company's C.E.O. bet it all on a new kind of chip. Now that Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world, what will he do next?
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Canadian Government Reaches Deal with Google on Online News Act
The agreement comes three weeks before the Online News Act rules come into force.
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A New Front Is Opening in the U.S.-China Chip Conflict
The ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China over semiconductor chip production is expected to ramp up as the U.S. seeks a competitive edge in advanced packaging...
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Drones with Defibrillators Are Saving Lives
Researchers found drones with automated external defibrillators arrived at the scene of a suspected cardiac arrest more than 3 minutes before ambulances in 67%...
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Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Windows Hello Implementations
Researchers found vulnerabilities in several laptop makers’ implementations of Windows Hello, the biometric login feature built into Windows.12